python-fastpbkdf2 is a set of Python bindings for
fastpbkdf2 with an interface compatible
with the standard library's hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac. Initial testing shows that
it is about 40% faster than the standard library implementation.
python-fastpbkdf2 supports and is tested against Python versions 2.7, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6.
python-fastpbkdf2 can be installed with pip:
pip install fastpbkdf2
python-fastpbkdf2 depends on CFFI to bind C code. libffi-dev and python-dev
may be required and can be installed with various package managers such as yum
or apt-get.
python-fastpbkdf2 provides an interface compatible wtih
hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac.
The module contains a single function that can be imported in place of
hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac.
from fastpbkdf2 import pbkdf2_hmacpython-fastpbkdf2 is made available under both the BSD and Apache Software
License Version 2.0 licenses. See the LICENSE.BSD and LICENSE.APACHE files
for the exact terms of the license.
python-fastpbkdf2 welcomes any bug reports, fixes and suggestions. If an issue is security-sensitive, please email me directly at terrycwk1994@gmail.com.
If contributing a patch, please adhere to the following guidelines:
- Follow PEP 8. The test suite runs a flake8 lint to catch any issues.
- Keep patches small to ease the review process. Bigger patches can be broken up in logical chunks.
- Ensure that test coverage remains at 100%.